Production Supervisor

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

 

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com 

 

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Job Purpose

Ensures that production is carried out as effective and efficient as possible, in accordance with quality, HSE and other established procedures and standards.

Key Responsibilities

•    Ensures production is carried out according to production planning and ensures production priorities are being followed.
•    Ensures all site safety rules are strictly followed to that no injuries occur and looks for root cause for all incidents and near misses.
•    Ensures all process quality checks are being performed in accordance with established procedures.
•    Accounts for proper allocation of man hours.
•    Communicates targets and continuously measures and communicates status against these targets.
•    Monitors the technical state of installations and take appropriate actions to resolve issues together with Maintenance and Engineering department.
•    Resolves short term quality issues together with Quality department, initiate structural problem solving of quality issues.
•    Works with the Quality Department to determine new ways to ensure high quality products.
•    Works with CI and Shift Supervisors to implement (lean) tools to improve production efficiency, reduce costs and reduce waste.
•    Inputs on CI/ ALPS projects and takes action to support (new) management initiatives.
•    Coaches Team Leaders for performing their roles, amongst others to lead daily effective team meetings and ensure daily situational problem solving.

HSE&S Responsibilities
•    Must support site HSE&S initiatives.
•    Participate in the Safety Journey. Adhere to the Golden Principle which is   Simply to intervene to stop work if conditions or behaviors are unsafe. 
•    Promotes health, safety and environmental regulations by ensuring that standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to in compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local requirements.
•    Performs other duties as required for the success of Akzo Nobel.
•    Is familiar and complies with all the applicable corporate as well as site and laboratory policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct, HSE and Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) standards.

Level of Autonomy

•    Inspires commitment to AkzoNobel’s purpose, vision, strategy, core principles, values and leadership behaviors.
•    Acts as an ambassador and creates an open environment in which the team as a whole and its members individually can perform at their best.
•    Stimulates, manages and follows through on employee engagement and builds on the workforce to reflect the societies and markets in which we do business (D&I).
•    Ensures that job profiles are in place, sets objectives for team members, reviews development and provides clear, open and constructive feedback on performance combined with the appropriate actions.
•    Strengthens the talent pipeline by developing talent and regularly assesses and discusses talent and internal movement. Continuously monitors and evaluates retention risk.
•    Ensures reporting line is fully informed and acts in line with HSE and Compliance regulations. 
•    Manages and plans relevant budgets and proactively manages costs.
•    Reports on progress on a continuous base.

Job Requirements

Education and/or Experience
High School diploma or equivalent required.  Some college preferred. Pass pre-employment physical, background check and drug screen. See essential qualifications. 

Skills
Operation and control- Ability to use equipment to perform duties of job safely and effectively 

Mathematics- Knowledge of basic math including adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, fractions and measurements

Operation Monitoring- Ability to watch gauges, dials, or display screens to ensure proper operation of equipment 

Leadership- ability to lead, direct and guide individuals and teams 

Computer skills- ab